geographic location geographic location Mountain Division State of Nevada A state located in the western region of the United States of America. Nevada is almost entirely within the Basin and Range Province, and is broken up by many north-south mountain ranges. Most of these ranges have endorheic valleys between them, which belies the image portrayed by the term Great Basin. The southern third of the state, where the Las Vegas area is situated, is within the Mojave Desert. GAZ GAZ:00004444 GNISID:01779793 INCITS38:32 ISO3166-2:US-NV NV